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1984-1985 Catalogue
The Swain School of Design is a four-year professional college
of art and design offering the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
in graphic design, painting, printmaking and sculpture.
Swain School of Design Catalogue
Table of Contents
4 General Information
4 Introduction
6 Location and Facilities
8
The Curriculum
8
Foundation Program
10
Major Program
12
Graphic Design Major
16
Painting Major
20
Printmaking Major
24
Sculpture Major
28
Liberal Arts
30
Policies and Procedures
30
Admission
33
Fees and Financial Aid
34
Student Services and Student Life
36
Academic Policies and Procedures
40
Course Descriptions
40
Foundation: Freshman Year
40
Foundation: Sophomore Year
41
Major Studies
42
Studio Electives
42
Liberal Arts Electives
46
Faculty, Administration, Trustees
48
Maps
The Swain School of Design reserves the right to
change, at any time and without prior notice, its
course offerings, fees, calendar, rules, regulations
or procedures stated in this catalogue or
elsewhere.
Non-Descrimination Policies In accordance with
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the
Educational Amendments of 1972, the Swain
School of Design admits students of any race,
color, age, sex or national and ethnic origin to
all the rights, priviliges, programs and activities
generally accorded or made available to students
at the School. It does not discriminate on the
basis of race, handicap, age, sex, color or
national and ethnic origin in the administration
of its employment policies, educational policies,
admissions policies, scholarship and loan
programs, or other school-administered
programs. Inquiries regarding compliance with
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX may
be directed to the Dean of the Swain School of
Design, or the Director of the Office of Civil
Rights, Department of Education, Washington,
D. C.
Credits
Edited by: Peter Newport and A. D. Tinkham
Design: Thomas Corey, Henry Berthiaume,
A.D. Tinkham
Photography: Catherine McGuiness, Esther
Solondz, Sarah Benham, Emmy Gear-Ortiz and
Nicole St. Pierre
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Typing: Diane Cambra, Ginny Sexton
Cover: Marc Surprenant
4 General Information
The purpose of the Swain School of Design is to educate men
and women to become professional artists and designers. The
school offers a specialized program of studies intended to
foster the student's individual growth through the close
attention of the faculty. This education aims to develop in the
student the ability to produce works of art and design that are
thoughtful contributions to the culture as a whole.
Introduction 5
Because of its small size, Swain is an
intimate college whose course of
instruction depends on an intense and
continuing relationship between students
and faculty.
Society needs visually intelligent people
to make its art and to design its artifacts
and communications. A dissonant
environment needs artists and designers
to imagine how it can be made whole and
hospitable, and to work to make it so.
Artists and designers need a broad
understanding of history and culture to do
that work well. For that reason, students
at Swain study art history, literature and
social science as well as those specific
disciplines that lead directly to their
professional goals.
We expect our graduates to be prepared
to enter the professional fields for which
they have studied, either through
undertaking further studies at the
graduate level, or by entering their
individual fields directly.
Graduate Profile During 1981 we made
a survey of what our most recent
graduating class was doing, and were able
to make the following profile for the class
of 1980. Out of a class of thirty-two, eight
were attending graduate schools at
institutions including Cranbrook Academy
of Art, Queens College of the City
University of New York, Pratt Institute,
Parsons School of Design, and the Rhode
Island School of Design. Eleven of the
graduates were working in their
professional fields, two were teaching,
and one was traveling in South America.
Three were working at home, one found
employment in an area not directly
related to the arts. The remaining six
could not be reached for comment.
History The Swain School of Design
was established in 1881 as a free school,
bearing the name and good wishes of the
New Bedford philanthropist, William
Swain. When the textile industry came to
dominate the city, the Swain School began
to concentrate on instruction in design.
Gradually, the school developed programs
in painting, sculpture, printmaking and
graphic design. Within the last fifteen
years, Swain has tripled its enrollment,
added six buildings to the campus,
established a department of liberal arts,
and achieved accreditation as a Division I
member of the National Association of
Schools of Art and Design.
Swain has become distinguised for
disciplined vitality both in its program of
basic studies and in its advanced studio
areas.
Accreditation and Affiliations Swain is
fully accredited as a Division I member of
the National Association of Schools of
Art and Design.
The college is accepted by the Veterans
Administration for the education of
veterans and authorized by the United
States Department of Justice to enroll
non-immigrant alien students.
The Swain School of Design is a fully
participating member of the Southeastern
Association for Cooperation in Higher
Education in Massachusetts (sachem), a
consortium of nine area colleges. Through
SACHEM, Swain students may enroll in
selected courses at other member
institutions at no extra cost.
Other groups or associations with which
the college is affiliated include:
The College Art Association
The American Federation of Art
The Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education
The Art Librarians Society of North
America
The New England Association of College
Admissions Counselors
The New England Association of College
Registrars and Admissions Officers
National Association for Student
Financial Assistance
"My hope is that the
provision made herein will
be sufficient for
establishing and supporting
a school of high character,
where the pupils may
receive a thorough
education based upon the
most liberal and
enlightened principles."
From the will of William
W Swain, September 21,
1858
6 General Information
The William Crapo Gallery
was built in 1925 to
provide a space for regular
exhibitions as an
enrichment to the Swain
community.
Location and Facilities The Swain
School of Design is set in the city of New
Bedford, Massachusetts, in one of the
city's historic residential districts and
within walking distance of both the
downtown area and the waterfront. The
five-acre campus includes nine buildings
which house ample, well-equipped
studios, including individual studio spaces
for juniors and seniors. As a professional
college of art and design, Swain is almost
unique for its location in a small city with
ready access to major metropolitan
centers.
The Rodman building is one of the city's
many notable nineteenth-century
mansions. It houses the President's office,
the Graphic Design Department, the
cafeteria and other classroom space.
Designed by William Russell, it is
considered one of the best examples of
Greek revival architecture still existing in
New Bedford.
The Crapo building contains four large
studios with north light where students
can work in close proximity to the Crapo
Gallery, built in 1925 as an exhibition
space for the school.
In addition to group shows or exhibitions
of faculty or student work, the gallery has
shown the work of such artists as:
Joseph Albers Richard Hunt
James J. Audubon Lester Johnson
Harry Callahan Tomoko Miho
Freidel Dzubas
Frederick Frieseke
David Hockney
Jim Hodgson
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Reed
Maraja Villila
Massimo Vignelli
The Whaling Museum, not
far from the Swain campus,
represents a part of the
rich cultural heritage of
New Bedford.
Location and Facilities 7
The Library is housed in the Melville
Building, which was the home of Herman
Melville's sister. It offers a collection of
about 16,000 books on the visual arts and
other fields. The resources of the library
also include 26,000 slides of works of art
and design.
Sections of the collection support the
literature and humanities programs of the
college. Through sachem consortium,
students at Swain have full privileges at
the libraries of Southeastern
Massachusetts University and other
consortium members.
Also included on the main campus at
County and Hawthorn Streets are the
Rodman Annex and the Currier Building,
which contains additional studio space.
A few blocks away is Swain's newest
acquisition, the Elm Street building. A
large open space of 12,000 square feet,
the Elm Street facility houses studio and
shop space for both the sculpture and
printmaking departments. The print-
making facility includes studios for
individual students and a pressroom
equipped for intaglio, lithography,
silkscreen and relief printing. The
sculpture facility includes studio and shop
space in which students may work in
wood, metals, clay, fabric, plaster, stone
and concrete.
The front door of the
Crapo Building leads to the
Crapo Gallery, a facility
available to the Swain
community and the public
alike.
8 The Curriculum
Sculpture exhibit
The Foundation Program uses a carefully devised curriculum to
acquaint students, through their own work, with the variety
and precision of visual experience.
Foundation Program: Sophomore Year
The sophomore year continues and
intensifies the aims of the Freshman year.
Sophomores choose two trial majors, in
order to explore the fields in which they
might wish to concentrate their studies
during their junior and senior years. In
addition, students choose among studio
elective courses which tend to emphasize
specific technical skills. Some examples
include Basic Photography, Materials and
Techniques in Contemporary Sculpture,
and Production and Processes, for graphic
design.
All sophomores take two semesters of
printmaking and generally carry one
liberal arts elective each semester.
Trial Majors In each semester of the
sophomore year students select trial
majors in at least two of the three
following areas: graphic design, painting
or sculpture. This allows the student to
obtain enough first-hand experience in
the major fields of study offered by the
college to choose a major wisely at the
end of the sophomore year.
Sophomore Review During Sophomore
Reviews, which occur at the end of the
year, students present themselves as
candidates for acceptance into one of the
major programs of the college. Before the
review, each sophomore presents to the
Dean's office, a written statement
indicating the choice of a major field and
the reasons for that choice.
The work presented at the review should
include examples done for all the studio
courses taken, but should emphasize work
done in the field of intended
concentration. The review gives the
student and the faculty an opportunity to
assess the student's overall performance
in the foundation program and to discuss
the student's individual needs and goals.
Foundation Program: Freshman Year
The Foundation Program has been
designed to develop in each student the
skills and understandings which are basic
to further study in the visual arts. The
program seeks to develop the following
abilities:
— to analyze and solve problems in two-
and three-dimensional design.
— to understand the principal theories of
color and composition, their historical
foundations and their relationship to
human physiology and psychology.
— to translate volumes, rhythms and
structural relationships to a two-
dimensional surface, the page.
— to use reading and writing as a means
to find information, develop ideas and to
communicate one's own convictions.
— to understand that civilization is an
evolving process in which clear relation-
ships exist between the arts and man's
other accomplishments.
In order to meet its goals, the Foundation
Program is structured around six-hour
studio classes which generally meet once a
week. During the course of the day, each
student receives the individual attention
of the instructor.
Foundation Program 9
Following a successful review, the student
is accepted, by faculty action, into one of
the major programs of study.
Credits per Semester
Freshman Courses
1st
2nd
Freshman Drawing
3
3
Drawing 121, 122
Introduction to Three-dimensional
Design
3
3
Sculpture 151, 152
Introduction to Two-dimensional
Design
3
3
Design 111, 112
Freshman English
3
3
Humanities 100, 105
Readings in Western Civilization
3
Humanities 110
Individual course descriptions begin on
page 40.
Introduction to Art History
Visual Studies 100
Total freshman program
Sophomore Courses
Introduction to Printmaking
Printmaking 241, 242
Trial Major
Trial Major
Studio Elective
Liberal Arts Elective
Total sophomore program
15 15
1st
2nd
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
15
15
Visiting Artists
The programs of the college
have been richly supplemented
through the presentations of
visiting artists, designers and
lecturers, including the
following:
Rosemary Beck, Painter
Ed Benguiat, Typeface Designer
Kenneth Baker, Critic
Carl Belz, Curator
Ivan Chermayeff, Graphic
Designer
Seymour Chwast, Illustrator
Muriel Cooper, Graphic
Designer
Stavros Cosmopulos, Art
Director
Robert DeNiro, Painter
Richard Fishman, Sculptor
Malcolm Grear, Graphic
Designer
Mary Gregory, Furniture
Designer
Arthur Hoener, Painter
Helene Herzbrun, Painter
Richard Hunt, Sculptor
Lester Johnson, Painter
Art Kane, Photographer
Dick Lyons, Graphic Designer
John McConnell, Graphic
Designer
John Matt, Sculptor
Elise Meyer, Gallery Director
Tom Ockerse, Graphic Designer
Davis Pratt, Curator
Chris Pullman, Graphic
Designer
Robert Reed, Printmaker
John Udvardy, Photographer
Dietmar Winkler, Graphic
Designer
Carl Zahn, Graphic Designer
Two lecture programs, the
GRAPHIC DESIGN FORUM and
the fine ARTS forum, were
supported in 1980-81 by
grants from the NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE
ARTS and the polaroid
corporation, respectively.
10
The Curriculum
Swain offers photography
courses that are open to all
students. Although the
college does not offer a
major program in the field,
students in the graphic
design department study
photography as an integral
part of their curriculum.
Major Program Third-and fourth-year
students concentrate in a single major
field: graphic design, painting, print-
making or sculpture. This concentration
allows students to find a sense of depth
and discipline in a professional field.
We expect students in the major
programs:
— to maintain a sense of direction in their
work.
— to speak and think clearly about the
intentions of their work and the problems
involved with producing it.
— to apply the same critical standards to
their own work and to the work of others.
— to function as independent professional
artists or designers capable of organizing
both their work and their time.
In order to make the major program more
specific to individual needs, students in
the junior and senior years may choose to
satisfy three of the nine semester credits
in the major studio through work with
another instructor. The following options
are available in any semester:
Independent Study Independent study
is an option whereby, in extraordinary
circumstances, a student may design an
individual course of study. A course
proposal must be submitted which
includes a prospectus of the work to be
done, a schedule for the review and
criticism of that work, and a description
of the conceptual basis of the course
which shows that the knowledge and/or
skills gained could not be gained through
the regular program. The course must be
approved by the students major advisor,
the Dean, and the Academic Affairs
Committee.
— the Studio Seminar. Students may
request permission of their major advisor
to apply Studio Seminar credits to their
major studio requirements. This option
also requires the approval of the Dean.
Descriptions of studio seminars begin on
page 42.
Third- and fourth-year students continue
to take elective courses in the liberal arts
and studio areas. Complete descriptions of
elective courses begin on page 42.
Descriptions of the requirements for the
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree begin on
page 36. Individual departmental pre-
requisites for graduation are noted in the
appropriate sections below.
Major Program 1 1
Junior Year In the semester following a
successful sophomore review, the student
begins work in a field of major study.
Ample studio space near appropriate
shop equipment allows students to work
closely with faculty and exchange ideas
with other students.
Junior Review The Junior review
customarily occurs in the spring of the
third year and affords the student an
opportunity to evaluate with faculty, the
student's progress in the major field. Two
weeks before the Junior Review, the
student is required to deliver a written
statement to the major instructor about
the work accomplished, formal problems
encountered and intentions within the
major area. With the approval of the
major instructor, the paper is forwarded
to the Dean's office.
Senior Year In the senior year, students
are advised to carry only 12 credits each
semester. The reduced course load of the
senior year reflects the conviction that
students have achieved a level of concen-
tration in their major fields that requires
them to have access to large amounts of
time that are not structured by the
college.
Unimpeded access to individual studio
and equipment areas becomes the means
through which the student may develop
the discipline that is invaluable in later
professional life.
Senior review In the middle of the
senior year, the work of each student is
again reviewed by the faculty. A week
before the date of this review, seniors are
required to deliver a written statement
about their work to the Dean's office. The
Senior Review allows fourth-year students
to demonstrate to the faculty the direction
their work has taken and the degree of
mastery attained in their major fields.
The faculty must act to approve the
Senior Review before a student may
receive credit for work done in the major
studio course, or receive the degree.
Senior Exhibition In order to graduate,
each senior must submit acceptable work
for inclusion in the Senior Exhibition.
The public, formal presentation of this
body of work is regarded as the culmina-
tion of the academic program.
Junior Courses
Credits per Semester
1st 2nd
Major Studio 9
Three major studio credits may be satisfied
by Independent Study or Studio Seminars as
described above.
Studio Elective
Liberal Arts Electives
Total junior program
Senior Courses
Major Studio
Three major studio credits may be satisfied
by Independent Study or Studio Seminar as
described above.
Liberal Arts Elective
3
3
6
6
18
18
1st
2nd
9
9
Most studio courses run the
full day, punctuated only by
two short breaks and lunch.
Standing and drawing is
Benjamin Martinez,
Assistant Professor of
Total senior program
12 12 Painting.
Silk screen cleaning in the
Printmaking department.
12 The Curriculum
Graphic design is the process of identifying problems in visual
communication and solving them. While designers apply their
skills to such varied projects as the design of an exhibition, a
corporate identity program, highway signage, a poster, or a
book, the method remains the same. It is first to research, to
ascertain what is needed, and then to produce a solution that is
both aesthetically and functionally effective.
The Rodman Building
provides classroom and
studio space for the graphic
design department.
Designers have access to
their own studio spaces at
all hours during the
school year.
Mat hew Perry
Graphic Design Major 13
During the trial major in the sophomore
year, students are exposed to the
vocabulary that comprises the language of
graphic design: typography, photography,
illustration, color, and composition. The
junior year, the first year of the major
studio in graphic design, builds on the
work of the trial major, but the problems
become progressively more complex. The
senior year is considered to be the first
year of the student's design career during
which the senior assembles an individual
portfolio of work through the completion
of a variety of problems presented by
instructors.
Students majoring in graphic design
participate in numerous seminars with
designers from outside the college. In
their junior or senior year, students are
placed for apprenticeships with
professional graphic design offices.
While some students graduating from the
graphic design department proceed
immediately to graduate study, most go
directly to work as professional designers.
Design studio
Matt Castigliago
14 The Curriculum
Graphic Design Major — A Sample
Curriculum
Freshman and Sophomore Years
Students who are considering a major in
graphic design must have satisfied the
requirements of the Foundation Program
which are described beginning on page 8.
A sample curriculum for the remainder of
the degree program follows.
Junior and Senior Years Following a
successful Sophomore Review, the
student is accepted, by faculty action, into
the Graphic Design major and undertakes
the following course of study during the
junior and senior years. A full description
of the major program can be found
beginning on page 10.
Design department crit.
Graphic Design Major 15
Sophomore Courses
Credits per Semester
1st 2nd
Trial Major in Graphic Design 3
Design 211, 212
Introduction to Photography 3
Design 213
Production and Processes
Design 200
Additional sophomore requirements are 9
described on page 9-
Total sophomore program 15
3
Junior Courses
1st
9
Major Studio in Graphic Design
Design 321, 322
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either a Independent Study or a
Studio Seminar. Descriptions of these
courses begin on page 10.
Additional junior requirements
Total junior program
Senior Courses
Major Studio in Graphic Design 9
Design 421, 422
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either a Independent Study or a
Studio Seminar.
Remaining senior requirements 3
Total senior program 13
Total requirements for the Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design
15
2nd
9
9
9
18
18
1st
2nd
3
12
120
A graphic designer
develops an understanding
of process.
16 The Curriculum
Using the language of two-dimensional expression, painting
tries to wrest understanding from the flow of experience.
Georges Braque spoke about painting this way: "by (painting)
an apple next to an orange they cease to be an apple or an
orange and become fruit." The painting becomes greater than
the sum of its parts.
The student majoring in painting builds
on the abstract theories introduced in
freshman two-dimensional design and the
formal and observational skills
emphasized in drawing classes as well as
the sophomore Trial major in Painting.
In the junior year, emphasis is placed on
unifying observational skills with
Students majoring in
painting have their own
studio space in which they
can store all of their work
together, work on it for an
extended period, paint in
its midst, and have the
instructor criticize it as a
body of work.
Peter Dickinson
Painting Major 17
consideration of form, color and
composition. Students work in their own
studio spaces on campus to facilitate
continuing communication about works in
progress both with the instructor and
with other students. Principal studio
spaces for painting majors are located in
the Currier Building, although some
studio space is located in the Crapo
building to take advantage of the
generous north light which that building
provides. Both the gallery and the library
are central to the painting department
studios.
In the painting major, students work with
increased independence as they move
toward the end of the senior year and, by
the time of graduation, they are expected
to assemble a coherent body of work
which demonstrates significant commit-
ment to a number of clearly specified
problems and concerns.
Students also participate in group
critiques, attend technical demonstrations
as well as formal and informal seminars
concerning traditional and contemporary
art theory.
During the junior and
senior years, the instructor
encourages students to
work more and more
independently, to define
more clearly the direction
of their painting and to
defend its validity.
Painting by Paul Menard
18 The Curriculum
Painting Major — A Sample Curriculum
Freshman and Sophomore Years All
students who are considering a major in
painting must have satisfied the require-
ments of the Foundation Program which
are described beginning on page 8. A
sample curriculum for the remainder of
the degree program follows below.
Sophomore Year Sophomores may
formulate their programs to include the
requirements for the Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree in Painting.
Junior and Senior Years Following a
successful Sophomore Review, the
student is accepted, by faculty action, into
the Painting Major and undertakes the
following course of study during the
junior and senior years. A full description
of the major program can be found
beginning on page 10.
Sophomore Courses
Credits per Semester
1st 2nd
3
Trial Major in Painting
Painting 231, 232
Life Drawing I 3
Drawing 221
Figure Modeling
Sculpture 222
Additional sophomore requirements are 9
described on page 8.
Total sophomore program 15
3
J,
Painting Major 19
Credits per Semester
Junior Courses 1st
2nd
Major Studio in Painting 9
9
Painting 331, 332
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either a Independent Study or a
Studio Seminar. Descriptions of these
courses begin on page 10.
Life Drawing II 3
Drawing 321
Additional junior requirements 6
9
Total junior program 18
18
Sophomore Courses
Credits per Semester
1st 2nd
Major Studio in Painting 9
Painting 431, 432
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either a Independent Study or a
Studio Seminar.
Remaining senior requirements 3
Total senior program 12
Total requirements for the bachelor of
Fine arts degree in Painting
3
12
120
20 The Curriculum
Printmaking is a means of expression that allows investigation
into the explicit relationship of image and craft. In addition
to being an art in its own right, printmaking has drawn the
attention of painters, designers and sculptors, since it offers the
means to produce a single visual thought in multi-original
form.
In the middle of the year,
seniors have reviews in
which their work is shown
to the faculty. At the
reviews, students discuss
their goals, direction and
progress. They demonstrate
to the faculty the extent of
their mastery of their work.
Lithograph, top by Karen
Michels
Silkscreen by Susan
Thompson
Lithograph on right by
Bruce Tubman
Printmaking Major 21
The printmaking facility at the Elm
Street Building provides 4,000 square feet
for junior and senior students. The space
includes a general studio containing
equipment for lithography, intaglio, silk-
screen and relief printing; a group
critique area, and individual work spaces
for juniors and seniors.
In addition to expanding their proficiency
in basic printmaking methods, juniors in
printmaking study increasingly sophisti-
cated techniques. As the year progresses,
students should develop the ability to
justify the relationship of medium to
content.
Collage by Bruce Tubman
Hand made paper by
John Race
22 The Curriculum
Virtually unlimited access to these
facilities allows major students to develop
an independent approach to their work
and to explore and master the techniques
needed for their expresssion as artists.
Careful faculty guidance helps students to
speak and think critically about their
work in the context of contemporary art
and to see its place in the continuum of
art history.
Printmaking Major — A Sample
Curriculum
Freshman and Sophomore Years All
students who are considering a major in
printmaking must have satisfied the
requirements of the Foundation Program
which are described beginning on page 8.
A sample curriculum for the remainder of
the degree program follows below.
Junior and Senior Years Following a
successful Sophomore Review, the
student is accepted, by faculty action, into
the Printmaking Major and undertakes
the following course of study during the
junior and senior years. A full description
of the major program can be found
beginning on page 10.
Printmaking Major 23
"Through his hands man
establishes contact with the
austerity of thought. They
quarry its rough mass.
Upon it they impose form."
H. Focillon
Sophomore Courses
Introduction to Printmaking
Printmaking 241, 242
Additional sophomore requirements are 12
described beginning on page 8.
Total sophomore program 15 15
Junior Courses 1st 2nd
Major Studio in Printmaking 9 9
Printmaking 341, 342
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either a Independent Study or
a Studio Seminar. Descriptions of these
courses begin on page 10.
Remaining distribution requirements
Total junior program
Senior Courses
Major Studio in Printmaking 9 9
Printmaking 441, 442
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either a Independent Study or
a Studio Seminar.
Remaining senior requirements 3 3
Total senior program 12 12
Total requirements for the Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in Printmaking 120
9
9
18
18
1st
2nd
Sylvie Call
24 The Curriculum
By projecting visual concepts into three-dimensional space,
sculpture creates objects that compete for attention with all the
other objects in the three-dimensional world. It asks to be
measured against one's experience of things as they are and
poses questions of how things might be. Sculpture doesn't
mean something, it is something.
The great amount of time
allotted to studio classes in
the junior and senior years
allows students to consider
more ambitious series or
larger works. During these
years, sculpture students
should be forming a
commitment and a sense of
discipline as they
concentrate more deeply
upon those sculptural
problems and materials
which they find most
compelling.
Sculpture Major 25
Initially students are encouraged to exper-
iment with a wide range of materials and
ideas, allowing them to find a unity be-
tween concepts and the materials which
best express their sculptural concerns.
Working closely with their instructors,
students develop progressively greater
insight into concepts guiding their work
and attain mastery over necessary
materials and techniques.
The facilities of the sculpture studio
include over 5,000 square feet of studio
and shop space in the Elm Street
Building. High ceilings, lifting equipment
and industrial grade power tools allow
students to produce large-scale work. A
partial equipment inventory includes an
overhead crane, several welders, a 10'
metal brake, band saws for metal and
wood, a 10" table saw, a radial arm saw, a
commercial sewing machine, a bench
grinder, and various other hand and
power tools.
Graduating seniors are expected to have a
broad understanding of contemporary and
earlier sculpture and to have attained a
general competence in important
sculptural techniques.
26 The Curriculum
Sculpture students and
faculty use the campus
grounds to site their larger
outdoor pieces.
Sculpture Major
A Sample Curriculum
Freshman and Sophomore Years All
students who are considering a major in
sculpture must have satisfied the
requirements of the Foundation Program
which are described beginning on page 8.
A sample curriculum for the remainder of
the degree program is shown here.
Junior and Senior Years Following a
successful Sophomore Review, the
student is accepted, by faculty action, into
the Sculpture Major and undertakes the
following course of study during the
junior and senior years. A full description
of the major program can be found
beginning on page 10.
Sculpture Major 27
Sophomore Courses
Trial Major in Sculpture
Sculpture 251, 252
Materials and techniques in
Contemporary Sculpture
Sculpture 200
Additional sophomore requirements are
described on page 8.
Total sophomore program
Junior Courses
Major Studio in Sculpture
Sculpture 351, 352
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either Independent Study or
a Studio Seminar. Descriptions of these
courses begin on page 42.
Remaining junior requirements
Total junior program
1st 2nd
Senior Courses
Credits per Semester
1st 2nd
9
18
9
18
Major Studio in Sculpture
Sculpture 451, 452
Three credits of this requirement may be
satisfied by either Independent Study or
a Studio Seminar.
Remaining senior requirements
Total senior program
Total requirements for the Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in sculpture
3
12
3
12
120
28 The Curriculum
Liberal Arts Good visual work does what good writing does: it
makes experience more vivid. A place or an idea is ignored,
invisible, until it has been painted, or used in a story, or
mapped, or gardened or in some other way imagined. The
deepest craft of any artist is that of falling in love with the
world, of knowing that something which has been seen is
worth seeing.
Cartoon by Scott Nash
Liberal Arts 29
Courses in the liberal arts take the work
of art historians, poets, travelers,
novelists, historians, sociologists,
anthropologists, pyschologists,
philosophers and present them in a form
designers and artists can respond to and
use productively.
During the four-year course of study,
students take twelve courses in the liberal
arts: four in visual studies, six in the
humanities and two in social or natural
sciences. Required courses, Freshman
English, Readings in Western Civilization
and An Introduction to Art History, are
taken in the freshman year. The rest are
elective courses which are described
beginning on page 42.
About one third of the
credits required for the
degree are taken in the
liberal arts.
30 Policies and Procedures
Diane Cambra, the
Registrar.
Ginny Sexton, Assistant to
the Admissions Director
Your application for admission may be regarded as a dialogue
between you and this college, during which both of us learn
more about the other. You take the responsibility for providing
information about yourself in support of your application. We
take the responsibility to insure that you have every
opportunity to form a frank and complete understanding of
the Swain School of Design; its programs, its environment and
its potential value to you as a visual artist.
your educational goals as we have come to
understand them through the admissions
process; through our evaluation of each other.
Ideally, the decision will be one on which we can
both agree, since we will have reached it
together.
Freshman Admission
A high school diploma or successful completion
of General Educational Development
examination (GED) is required for admission to
Swain.
Students applying directly from high school are
generally considered only for fall admission,
although the Admissions Committee may
provide for spring semester admission.
There is no deadline for application, although
early application is recommended. The
Admissions Committee meets often to review
completed applications. Notification of
committee action are sent out by the Admission
Office twice each month during the academic
year. After June first, applications are processed
on a continuing basis until all positions in the
entering class are filled.
Applicants should note that the most critical
deadlines are those for financial aid. Applications
for some state programs, for example, should be
filed by early February.
The following steps are required for admission
to the college:
1. Complete the Application for Admission found
in this catalogue. If the application is missing,
write or call the Secretary of Admissions to
request the necessary materials.
Send the completed application and application
fee of $25.00, payable to the Swain School of
Design, to: Mr. A. D. Tinkham
Admissions Director
Swain School of Design
19 Hawthorn Street
New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740.
Your application is evaluated by the faculty
Admissions Committee in consultation with the
Admissions Director. We consider your academic
record, interview reports, letters of recommen-
dation and your portfolio.
The work presented in your portfolio is
considered in the light of your individual
background and is the single most important
factor influencing our decision. Talent is
impossible to judge absolutely. Some successful
candidates have had little or no previous
experience and others have had extensive
backgrounds. In any case, strong personal
motivation is essential.
Your grades are of interest to us since they are
an indication of where you have placed your
priorities as well as a record of how well you
have done in school. Letters of recommendation
and conversations with your art teachers and
guidance counsellors may also help us to
evaluate your application.
You can best measure our ability to meet your
expectations by visiting the campus and talking
with students and faculty about Swain. We will
try to keep you informed of on-campus activities
that may be of interest to you. In addition, we
will also notify you of opportunities to meet in
your area with representatives of the college.
When we reach a decision on your application, it
will reflect an assessment of our ability to meet
Admission 31
Should the application fee represent an unusual
financial hardship, the Admissions Director may
waive the fee on the written request of a parent, •
art teacher, &e guidance counsellor., or sotld! .<M
2. Arrange for your school to send an official copy
of your transcript to Swain. Unofficial, or student
copies, of transcripts are not suitable for
admission purposes.
3. Request letters of recommendation from people
who know either you or your work well.
Recommendations from art teachers and
guidance counsellors are certainly appropriate,
but letters describing your interests and achieve-
ments outside the visual arts are frequently very
useful, also.
4. Assemble a portfolio of your work to present as
part of your application. JYpur portfolio gives us
a clear indication of how you may benefit from
professional training in the visual arts. We look
for signs of accuracy and independence in the
way you see, and evidence of your ability to
develop visual ideas.
Your portfolio should include what you feel to
be your best and most representative work. The
pieces you choose as well as the manner in
which they are presented is largely for you to
decide. We have seen work presented for every
imaginable subject, including portraits, still-life
studies, abstract designs, interiors, exteriors,
light plugs, juke boxes, dogs, sewing machines,
figures in space suits, figures posing, boyfriends,
girlfriends, plans for underwater cities, package
designs for trick dice, stage sets, musical
instruments, pots and ceramic candies. Work in
any medium is acceptable but we have found
that drawings in black and white from life
represent your ability best. Please do not present
work copied from photographs.
Your portfolio should consist of eight to fifteen
pieces of original work. Slides are an acceptable
alternative in instances in which great
inconvenience will result if original work is
submitted J jjjrv ^ fU/k^a
5. Arrange a Portfolio Interview with a
representative of the Admissions Committee.
This occasion gives you and the interviewer a
chance to talk about your expectations and those
of the college as well as an opportunity to
present your portfolio for evaluation.
We prefer to interview candidates on the Swain
campus. However, if the demands of time or
distance present difficulty, the Secretary of
Admissions can make special arrangements in
individual cases.
Additional Admissions Recommendations
In addition to the steps required for admission
listed above, applicants may wish to consider the
following recommendations:
1. We recommend that applicants take the
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) sometime before
the end of their academic senior year. Although
it is not required for admission, it provides us
with an additional means to evaluate your
academic ability.
2. For many students Swain is either their first
or single choice college. If you are sure this is
true in your case, please request Early Decision
Plan information from the Secretary of
Admissions.
3. We recommend that all applicants complete
the financial aid section of the Application for
Admission bound in this catalogue. The
Admissions Office will routinely send all
financial aid applicants detailed descriptions of
programs available and precise instructions to
follow to complete the financial aid application
process.
4. Writing, like drawing, is another way to
record the world around you. If you wish to send
us a sample of your written work it may help us
to get to know you better.
The Swain School of Design supports the efforts
of secondary school officials and governing
bodies to have their schools achieve regional
accredited status to provide reasonable assurance
of the quality of educational preparation of its
applicants for admissions.
Transfer Admission
Swain encourages students with previous college
experience to apply for admission at an
advanced level. Policies which pertain to the
admission of transfer students and to the award
of credits in transfer may be found beginning on
page 38.
The Admissions Committee will consider
transfer applications for either fall or spring
semester admission. Applicants will insure the
best possible selection of elective courses by
completing the application process no later than
April first for fall semester admission and no
later than November first for spring semester
admission.
To apply as a transfer student you must meet all
application requirements specified for freshman,
as stated above, in addition to the following:
1. Provide a list of courses in which you are
currently enrolled, if applicable.
2. Include in your portfolio recent work which
represents the field in which you intend to
study.
3. Have transcripts sent to Swain from all
colleges attended.
32 Policies and Procedures
Commitment Deposit
Once you have been accepted, you must pay a
$50.00 commitment deposit within two weeks of
your notification of admission.
If you have been offered admission and wish to
defer your enrollment you may do so by
notifying the Admissions Director of your
decision. Commitment deposits that have been
applied to tuition charges will remain in force if
your notification is received before the fifteenth
of the month preceding that for which
admission was offered. Admission may be
deferred for a maximum of one year.
Special Students
Any individual may be admitted into credit
courses of the college as a Special Student, under
the following conditions:
1. A Special Student is admitted to a course by
consent of the instructor.
2. The applicant must have earned a high school
diploma or its equivalent; or be judged, by the
course instructor, to be of comparable age and
maturity.
3. Specific prerequisites must have been met to
the satisfaction of the course instructor.
4. Space in the course must be confirmed to be
available by the Registrar after regular students
have registered.
Individuals applying under this classification do
not pay the usual application fee, but do pay the
normal registration deposit and tuition charges
as listed on page 33.
Nickie Pelczar, Financial
Aid Officer.
Course credits accrued as a special student may
be counted towards the requirements for the
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree if a special student
is subsequently admitted into the degree
program.
Courses Not for Credit
Individuals meeting the requirements of Special
students may take courses not for credit. In this
case, tuition charges are equal to one-half of the
usual fee for the course.
Fees and Financial Aid
Financial Aid The financial aid program of the
Swain School of Design is intended to enable
students to meet the costs of attending the
college.
Federal financial aid guidelines state that the
primary responsibility for meeting the expenses
of higher education lies with the student and/or
the student's family. The amount a family can
reasonably expect to contribute to cover
educational costs, as detailed above, is
established through a need analysis based on the
information supplied by the student and the
student's family on the Financial Aid Form
(FAF).
The extent to which estimated costs exceed the
funds available to the student is defined as
demonstrated need. It is this amount that the
college tries to match through various financial
aid sources. Financial aid to students at Swain is
provided in three basic forms:
1. Grants are given without requiring the
student to work or repay the money. The
following kinds of grants are available:
a. Pell Grants, (formerly, Basic Grant) provided
by the federal government. Students not eligible
for Pell Grants may be eligible for other
federally funded aid administered through the
college.
b. Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grants are also funded by the federal
government, but are administered by the college.
c. Swain School of Design Scholarships for full-
time students only.
d. State scholarships, provided by Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and many other states to residents
of the respective state.
e. Other scholarship and grant programs
provided by independent agencies.
2. Employment opportunities are provided
during the school year and in the summer
through the College Work-Study Program.
Financial Aid 33
3. Loan programs which permit students to
borrow funds at favorable rates of interest
include the National Direct Student Loan (ndsl)
and the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL).
Tuition Fees The 1983-84 fee for regular full-
time study (12 credits or more) is $2,150. per
semester. For less than a full-time course of
study program, the fee is $190. per credit.
The college offers a $50. reduction in tuition for
students who pay fall semester tuition before
May 1. or spring semester tuition before
September 1. For further information about
these optional programs please contact the
Admissions Office. Tuition fees are payable
upon registration for each semester. Financial
aid awards, if applicable, are credited towards
tuition obligations as funds are received by the
comptroller. Late registration may result in an
additional $50. charge; please see page 36.
Two optional programs are available to help
families and students meet educational expenses.
Although the details vary, each program allows
the payment of school costs on a monthly basis.
These are as follows:
The Deferred Payment Program is a loan plan
which advances money to the parent to pay for
college costs. This program provides for
monthly payments and make available a wide
variety of payment terms.
The Monthly Budget Program offers parents a
method of budgeting educational expenses
without going into debt. This program is not a
loan, tuition is prepaid in advance of each school
term.
Additional information may be obtained by
writing to:
Tuition Plan
Concord, NH 03301
or by calling toll free 1-800-258-3640.
Other fees and deposits which are described
elsewhere in this catalogue are listed below.
Application Fee $25.00
Commitment Deposit $50.00 see page 32
Studio Deposit $10.00 see page 10
Transcript Fee $ 2.00 see page 39
Other policies concerning payment of fees may
be found on page 36.
Refund of Tuition Fees Students withdrawing
from the college within the first two weeks of
school receive a refund of 75% of the tuition fee
and forfeit the commitment deposit. After the
first two weeks of school, no refund of the
tuition fee is available. Please see page 36 for
withdrawal procedures.
Cost of Education We estimate the total cost of
education at the Swain School of Design for the
1983-84 academic year as follows:
Resident Commuter*
Tuition 1983-84 $4300 $4300
Books and Supplies 500 500
Room and Board 1875 1100
Transportation 225 930
Personal Expenses 500 500
$7400
$7330
transportation expenses based on 60 mile
round trip.
How to Apply for Financial Aid The Swain
School of Design strongly urges all applicants
and prospective applicants for admission to
apply for financial aid by completing either or
both of the preliminary steps below:
1. Complete the Financial Aid section of the
application for admission found in this cata-
logue. If the application is missing, write or call
the Secretary of Admissions to request this
application material.
2. Complete the Financial Aid Form (FAF) from
the state in which you are now a resident and
submit it to the College Scholarship Service soon
after January 1 of the year in which you are
planning to attend college. For example, if you
intend to attend college during the 1983-84
school year, you should file your FAF soon after
January 1, 1983. Our school code is 3803.
1. Do not assume that you are eligible for
financial aid.
2. Be sure to observe deadlines. Deadlines for
some state programs are as early as February.
3. Take advantage of our experience with
financial aid. Personnel in both the Admissions
and Financial Aid Offices are able to answer
your questions.
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34 Policies and Procedures
Student Services and Student Life
The Student Government
plans a number of parties
and other events during the
year. To the right, open
house at the Elm Street
Studios.
A significant part of the
Swain social life involves
gallery openings, small
concerts, and talks by
visiting artists.
Housing Swain maintains a housing
service which receives information
about rooms and apartments available
to incoming students in the community.
Referrals are made on the basis of the
student's response to a questionnaire
sent out by the admissions office to
determine financial considerations and
the type of accommodations desired.
Housing expenses are estimated on
page 33. Further questions may be
directed to the Admissions Director.
Medical Care We advise all students to
participate in the student Blue Cross/Blue
Shield Master medical group coverage
available through the college. Specific
information on this program is available
through the Admissions office.
All students are covered for accidents
which may occur in the course of
activities sponsored or supervised by the
college. Maximum coverage is $1000: a
$25 deductible is borne by the student.
A medical doctor is available to consult
Student Services and Student Life 35
with any student. Arrangements may be
made through the Dean's office, but the
costs of consultation are borne by the
student. However, such costs may be
covered under the Blue Cross/Blue Shield
program mentioned above.
Faculty Advisors A member of the
faculty is appointed by the Dean to serve
as an advisor to each student. This
appointment is made in the fall, and both
student and faculty advisor are informed
of the appointment at the time of
registration.
The advisor's role is to be available to
discuss academic or other matters with
the student, as well as to take some
concern for the student's general well-
being. Faculty advisors are automatically
given copies of letters from the Dean's
office relating to academic matters.
Both student and advisor should feel free
to initiate discussion when appropriate.
Student Services Student Services sees
its primary role as actively supporting
and helping students achieve their
educational objectives while they are in
residence at Swain and as they begin their
careers once they have graduated.
In addition to short term counselling and
referral, Student Services provides
information and programs in areas such
as housing, legal services, fuel assistance,
tutoring, money management and aid,
advocacy and health. Career development
workshops are also held as preparation
for resume writing, job interviews, and
eventual career placement for graduates.
The Student Services Office, located in
the Rodman building also serves as the
office of the Student Council. The Student
Services Director works closely with the
Council in coordinating all student
activities throughout the college.
Additional Services The college main-
tains a cafeteria in the Rodman Building.
A book and supply store carries most of
the materials students need for classes.
Through the bookstore, the college
assembles a freshman kit for incoming
students so books and hard-to-find
materials are available as needed during
the freshman year. Costs for the kit vary
from year to year, and are borne by the
student. Specific information is available
through the office of the Admissions
Director.
Student Participation in Institutional
Governance The Student Council with
members chosen by the student body is
responsible for student governance, and
participation on all school committees. In
addition, representatives of the Student
Council from each class are invited to
attend the monthly faculty meetings.
Students take an active part in the faculty
committee work of the college. They are
represented on the Academic Affairs
Committee, and the Gallery Committee
and help to monitor the academic
program of the college and schedule
gallery presentations.
The Student Affairs Committee evaluates,
discusses and makes recommendations to
the faculty or administration in matters
regarding student life. This committee is
made up of five students, three faculty
members, the Financial Aid Director and
the Student Services Director. This
committee is the central forum for issues
that pertain to student affairs.
Student insights are also considered
through representation on the Board of
Trustees which concerns itself with the
long-term development of the college.
Extracurricular Activities The Student
Council plans extracurricular activities
according to the interests of the student
body. Each year Swain sponsors a number
of bus trips to museums and galleries in
New York and Boston as well as cultural
and social events within the college.
Student Conduct Students and faculty
at Swain are committed to their work to
an extent that makes problems of
personal conduct rare. However, a serious
breach of reasonable standards of conduct
will be regarded as the grounds for
disciplinary action which may include
suspension from the school.
The cafeteria and student
lounge are located in the
Rodman Building, and
serve as a meeting place for
students and faculty during
lunch and between classes,
as well as an exhibition
space for student work.
36 Policies and Procedures
Academic Policies and Procedures
1. Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine
Arts. To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of
Fine Arts from the Swain School of Design, a
student must meet the following requirements:
A. A total of 120 credits in the following
distribution:
18 freshman foundation studios
6 in An Introduction to Printmaking
12 in studio electives
12 in trial majors
36 in the liberal arts: 12 visual studies, 18
humanities, 6 social studies and natural sciences
36 in major studio, of which as many as 12 may
be in studio seminars.
B. Sophomore Review, accepted as satisfactory
by the faculty.
Junior Review, accepted as satisfactory by the
faculty.
Senior Review, accepted as satisfactory by the
faculty.
Senior Exhibition: work accepted as satisfactory
by the major instructor.
1. A review will not be accepted unless the
required letter of intent is approved by a
designated member of the faculty.
2. Credit will not be awarded for work done in
the major studio during the semester of the
review, unless the student presents a satisfactory
review, as evaluated by the faculty.
C. A grade of C or better (C- will not suffice) for
juniors and seniors for courses in the major field.
D. A minimum of 30 credits taken at Swain, 18
of which must be in 300-400 level advanced
studio courses.
E. A minimum of 9 credits of 400 level studio
work in the student's chosen major field.
F. For the painting major, a student must take 6
credits of life drawing and 3 credits of figure
modeling.
For the sculpture major, a student must take 3
credits in Sculpture 200, Materials and
Techniques.
For the graphic design major, a student must
take 3 credits in photography and 3 credits in
Design 200, Production and Process.
G. Exceptions to the distribution requirements
in liberal arts may be made by the Chairman of
the Liberal Arts Department.
H. For incoming students, the Admissions
Committee may make exceptions to the studio
distribution requirements.
I. For students who are already enrolled,
exceptions in the studio distribution requirements
may be made by action of the faculty.
J. A senior who has received an academic
warning must complete a satisfactory review in
order to graduate.
K. Seniors must submit six slides of their work
to the library.
2. Registration for Classes Returning students
are required to indicate during the spring
semester whether they intend to return to
school in the fall. Formal registration for classes,
including payment of fees, occurs on an
announced day immediately before the begin-
ning of each semester. A student is not counted
as registered for classes until all financial
arrangements for the term have been completed.
There is a fifty dollar fee for late registration.
A student may enroll for no more than 18 credits
in any one semester. A student who has received
an academic warning may not enroll for more
than 15 credits during the following semester.
3. Changing Courses In order to withdraw from
a course, add a course, or change from one
course to another, the student must use the
Notice of Change of Course Form available from
the Registrar's office. It is the student's
responsibility to secure the instructor's signature
and return the completed form to the
Registrar's office before the deadline. The
student will receive credit for new classes added
only if the Notice of Change of Course Form has
been recorded by the Registrar by the end of the
second week of a semester. The student will be
allowed to withdraw from a course without
receiving a grade in it only if the Notice of
Change of Course Form has been recorded by
the Registrar by the end of the eleventh week of
the semester. After the eleventh week, any with-
drawal will automatically be recorded as an F.
4. Withdrawal from the College A student who
finds it necessary to withdraw from the college
during the semester must follow this procedure:
A freshman or sophomore who intends to
withdraw must meet with the Dean, and must
submit a letter to the Dean indicating the reason
for withdrawal. A junior or senior who intends
to withdraw must first meet with the chairman
of the major department, then must submit a
letter to the Dean indicating the reason for with-
drawal. In all cases, the date on which the Dean
Academic Policies and Procedures 37
receives the letter of withdrawal shall be
considered as the official date of withdrawal.
Tuition refunds are calculated on the basis of the
official date of withdrawal.
5. Attendance Students are permitted to be
absent from class only in extreme circumstances:
illness and emergencies. It is the student's
responsibility to notify the school of the absence
and its cause.
6. Grading
A. Credit Hours. Each credit hour represents
approximately three hours of productive work a
week, over the period of one semester. Typically,
in studio classes, two of those hours will be
spent in class and one will be in work outside of
class. In a liberal arts course, one hour is spent
in class and two hours are spent in work outside
of class for each credit. For example, a three-
credit drawing class will meet six hours a week
and will require about three additional hours
outside of class time.
B. Grades. A grade report is given for each
course at the end of each semester. Mid-semester
grades are also given to all freshmen during the
first term, and when an instructor wishes to
advise a student of inadequate performance in a
course.
We use the grade scale A, B, C, D, F to indicate a
student's achievement in a course. The grade A
designates true excellence; B, an original and
substantial contribution; C, that the student did
what was expected; D, that the student did
somewhat less. F indicates an inadequate
performance and does not carry credit.
No credit shall be given to juniors or seniors for
a grade of less than "C" in the major field of study.
"C" shall be an acceptable grade in a major
studio course. A student receiving a grade of less
than "C" in a major studio course will receive
notice of academic warning.
C. Grade Averages. To calculate the grade
average we assign a number for each of the letter
grades. A is 4.0, B is 3.0, C is 2.0, D is 1.0, F is 0.
Each number equivalent of the grade the student
earns is multiplied by the number of credits in
the respective course. The resulting numbers are
totaled and divided by the total credits for the
term to give the student's grade average for the
term. The grade average is a summary, giving an
indication in a single number, of how well a
student is doing.
D. Grade Change. Once a grade has been
reported to the Registrar, it may only be altered
by the instructor upon approval of the Faculty
Affairs Committee.
E. Grade Appeal. If a student feels that an
extreme injustice has been done in the assigning
of a grade, the student may present the matter
to the Dean. If the Dean agrees that there is
cause for review, he may call a committee of
three members of the faculty to review the
student's work, and the grade assigned to it. If
the committee finds the instructor incapable of
giving grades with the normal degree of
professional discernment, the instructor's
responsibility may be reassigned by the Dean
according to the usual processes of the school.
F. Incompletes. If, because of extraordinary
circumstances, a student is unable to complete
the work required for a course by the time the
course ends, the student may be given the grade
of I (Incomplete) by prior formal arrangement
with the instructor. The grade is a temporary
grade, and will automatically become an F if the
required work has not been completed within
three weeks of the beginning of the following
term. In order to carry a grade of Incomplete
beyond this three-week limitation, the student
must secure the written consent of the instructor
and approval of the Dean.
7. Academic Warning
A. Freshmen and sophomores with semester
grade averages of less than 1.7, and juniors and
seniors who have earned less than a C in a major
studio course will receive an academic warning.
Students given an academic warning may not
enroll for more than 15 credits during any single
semester until they have been removed from
academic warning
B. A student on academic warning is required to
submit work for a special review by a committee
of the faculty. This review will take place during
the semester in which the student is given an
academic warning. During this review, the
committee of the faculty will evaluate the
student's improvement and determine whether
the student should be removed from academic
warning, remain on academic warning, or be
recommended for suspension. It is the student's
obligation, at this review to present evidence of
significant improvement in the area where
previous trouble has led to the academic
warning. If there seems to be some discrepancy
between the student's performance and the
standards of the school, the student will be told
after this review, and advised to leave the school
and to reexamine his/her educational goals and
38 Policies and Procedures
objectives. The faculty may act to remove the
academic warning following a satisfactory
review.
C. Except in extraordinary circumstances, a
student receiving an academic warning for two
successive semesters will not be permitted to
continue enrollment.
D. The faculty may act to place a student on
academic warning for reasons other than failure
to achieve a minimum grade point average. If
the faculty does so act, that fact, and the reasons
for it, will be conveyed to the student in writing.
E. The faculty will use its discretion in giving
any student an academic warning at the time of
the sophomore, junior, or senior review.
F. A senior who has received an academic
warning must complete a satisfactory review in
order to graduate.
G. The faculty may use its discretion in putting
any student on academic warning at the time of
the sophomore, junior or senior review.
H. A student cannot graduate while on academic
warning.
8. Policy for the Assigning of Transfer Credit
Students accepted in transfer from other
institutions shall be granted transfer credit
toward the degree requirements of the school by
action of the Dean and the Registrar, subject to
the following policies:
A. Credit will be granted for college-level courses
that may be reasonably applied toward the
degree requirements of the school. Courses in
the arts and sciences will be transferable in so
far as they meet the distribution requirements in
visual studies, humanities, and social studies and
natural sciences.
B. Transfer credit will not be granted for courses
completed with less than a grade of C. Courses
graded C- are not acceptable.
C. Admission of a transfer student into a major
department, and placement within it, will be
determined by the chairman of that department,
or by a designated department member.
D. Questions of doubt concerning acceptance of
transfer credit will be referred for the
determination of the Admissions Committee, or
to the appropriate members thereof.
E. At the time of admission, or at any time after
the admission of a transfer student, the
Admissions Committee may act to apply up to
15 credits of transferable courses toward either
the studio or the liberal arts requirements for
the B.F.A. degree, on the basis of the student's
demonstrated competence in the liberal arts.
Transfer students must meet requirements for
the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, as described in
Section 1, above.
9. Change of Major Students changing their
major fields will be subject to the same rules
that apply to students transferring into the
college from other institutions.
10. Other Policies
A. Transcripts. Students in good standing and
alumni who have met all financial obligations to
the school, are entitled to request transcripts of
the record of the grades and financial aid they
have received and the credits they have
accumulated at Swain. Each transcript costs
$2.00 and is released only at the written request
of the student.
B. Student Property. The school reserves the
right to reproduce student work and to retain
two works from each student for eventual
exhibition. The student has the obligation to
remove all other property from the school
premises at the end of each academic year. At no
time does the school take responsibility for safe-
guarding student property.
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C. Payment of Fees. Students and alumni who
owe money to the school may not register for
classes, receive official grade reports, or receive
transcripts of their records. Such students may
be given verbal reports of their grades, however.
The only exceptions to this policy are as follows:
1. Students for whom funds are coming to the
school, sufficient to discharge their debts, as
confirmed to the Comptroller.
2. New students or returning students who have
financial aid applications in progress, may be
registered, pending receipt of aid funds, by
action of the President, upon the recom-
mendation of the Financial Aid Officer.
D. Graduation. Students who have not satisfied
all requirements for the B.F.A. degree, may
participate in the graduation ceremony with
their class, but not receive the diploma, as long
as they lack fewer than 12 credits of degree
requirements.
E. Rights and Privacy Act. Section 438 of the
General Education Provisions Act, as amended,
also referred to as the Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974, was enacted by the
Federal Government in 1974 with a view to
protecting the privacy of students in certain
educational institutions. This statute, among
other things, governs access to official records
directly related to students which are maintained
by educational institutions, limits the release of
certain records to third parties, and contains
provisions permitting students to challenge the
contents of certain records. It is the policy of the
Swain School of Design to comply with this
statute, as amended, and the related rules and
regulations in implementation thereof issued by
the United States Department of Education.
Sig Haines, Assistant
Professor of Painting
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Course Descriptions
In Sculpture 131 an
emphasis is placed on size
and space as they relate to
the human form.
Foundation: Freshman Year
Design 111,112
An Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design
introduces those principles which underlie the
organization of all two-dimensional surfaces, the
manipulation of line, shape, space, color, value,
texture. The course is presented as a sequence of
problems. Instruction emphasizes the process
through which a visual idea is developed from
first sketch to completion. (2 semesters —
3 credits each)
Drawing 121, 122
Freshman Drawing presents some of the basic
problems, techniques and references of the
artist. The student observes naturally occurring
structures and translates them onto a page
through line, form, and the contrast between
light and shade. The second semester
emphasizes the study of the figure, including
some study of human anatomy. (2 semesters —
3 credits each)
Sculpture 151, 152
An Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design
This course is basically concerned with the
organization of space, and the expansion of the
vocabulary of form. Emphasis is placed on
developing technical skills to facilitate the
translation of abstract ideas into tangible reality.
(2 semesters — 3 credits each)
Humanities 100, 105
Freshman English Writing is a craft of finding
and expressing one's convictions. Like drawing,
writing is a means for making oneself more
attentive to the working of the world. Like
drawing, writing is a translation from the three-
dimensional reality to the two-dimensional page.
This course develops that craft. In addition,
Freshman English presents for discussion
significant writing by a variety of authors.
(2 semesters — 3 credits each)
Humanities 110
Readings in Western Civilization The past
informs the present. Aspects of the lives we live
are organized in patterns as old as civilization.
Through the study of major texts, this course
presents some of the important themes that
have occupied thinkers during the history of
Western civilization. (Fall semester — 3 credits)
Visual Studies 100
An Introduction to Art History Before 1400 any-
one working in the visual arts had two sources
of information and inspiration. One is the visible
world. The other is past art. This course
explores the process of looking at the art others
have made. Students are asked to notice what
goes on in the act of interpretation, and to
become attentive to visual evidence; to see
beyond their own immediate reactions. The
object of this course is to introduce the craft of
seeing what another has seen, using the work of
art as a record of that vision. (Spring semester
— 3 credits)
Foundation: Sophomore Year
Printmaking 241, 242
An Introduction to Printmaking All the major
printmaking media are introduced in this course.
Seven weeks are spent in intensive work with
each of the following: relief printing, silkscreen,
lithography, and intaglio printing (etching,
drypoint, aquatint). The course also presents
some of the history of printmaking, and the
work of major figures who helped shape that
history. (2 semesters — 3 credits each)
Design 211, 212
Trial Major in Graphic Design is a foundation
course in graphic design. The course introduces
fundamental aspects of typography: type as
imagery, type as verbal message, the history and
development of type forms and type in combi-
nation with other graphic elements. A wide
range of possibilities for those graphic elements
is suggested: collage, illustration, abstract or
geometric forms, etc. Students try a variety of
approaches to design and evaluate their work in
terms of solving visual communication
problems. (2 semesters — 3 credits each)
Painting 231, 232
Trial Major in Painting This introduction to
painting builds on the foundation of freshman
design and drawing courses, and introduces basic
oil technique. In the course of the year, students
work through a series of studio problems: the
still life, the figure, the landscape — and study
traditional methods of representation and
composition. Painting from nature is stressed as
a teaching device, since it presents both students
and instructor an objective standard against
which to measure success in dealing with space,
light, form and color. (2 semesters — 3 credits
each)
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Sculpture 251, 252
Trial Major in Sculpture is aimed toward students
considering a major in sculpture. The course
further examines basic materials, and attempts
to make the student more aware of the forms in
the natural and man-made environment. Draw-
ing is used as a vital means of recording and
testing these ideas. Class critiques provide for an
exchange of information and for developing a
better critical judgement. (2 semesters —
3 credits each)
Major Studios
Design 321, 322
Major Studio in Graphic Design is a continuation
of the trial major, but here the problems
considered are more complex. Students work in
their studios on assignments and meet weekly
for group critiques. Projects might include such
things as designing a series of book jackets, an
identity program for a small business or the
layout of a magazine article. During the junior
year, a student is expected to develop an
individual approach to solving design problems.
(2 semesters — 9 credits each)
Design 421, 422
Major Studio in Graphic Design The fourth year
is treated as the first year of the student's design
career. A portion of the work is assigned by the
instructor specifically to develop the student's
professional portfolio. The remaining time is
reserved for each senior, in concert with the
instructor, to assemble an independent design
program. The senior is expected to perform like
a professional designer. The instructor plays the
roles of consultant and client. (2 semesters —
9 credits each)
Painting 331, 332
Major Studio in Painting Painting 331 builds on
the abstract theories introduced in freshman
design and the formal and observational skills
emphasized in sophomore painting. The
emphasis is on the careful observation and
evaluation of form, color, and composition. The
students work more independently, defining the
direction their painting will take. All juniors
majoring in painting are required to paint in the
life studio during the first term, and to attend
technical demonstrations and group critiques.
(2 semesters — 9 credits each)
Painting 431, 432
Major Studio in Painting Students are expected
to take increasing responsibility for their own
direction and acquire skills at clarifying their
goals. An important part of the major studio
consists in seminars on traditional and
contemporary art theory.
Throughout the senior year the teacher
functions as a critic.
The graduating senior is expected to assemble a
coherent and defensible body of work
demonstrating significant commitment to a
number of clearly specified problems and
concerns. (2 semesters — 9 credits each)
Printmaking 341, 342
Major Studio in Printmaking The student who
chooses the printmaking major works in all the
principle printmaking media. Printmaking is
viewed not just as a technical exercise, but as an
aesthetic challenge that involves questions of
form, design, historical precedence. During the
course of the year students are expected to
demonstrate the appropriateness of the
printmaking media for the working out of their
visual ideas. (2 semesters — 9 credits each)
Printmaking 441, 442
Major Studio in Printmaking By the senior year,
students are expected to already have the formal
mastery which will allow them to concentrate on
imagery and formal questions. Special attention
is given to exploring the graphic quality and the
character peculiar to different printmaking
methods.
The graduating senior is expected to assemble a
coherent and defensible body of work
demonstrating a significant commitment to a
number of clearly specified problems and
concerns. (2 semesters — 9 credit hours)
Sculpture 351, 352
Major Studio in Sculpture builds on the basic
information in problem-solving and use of
materials gained during the two previous years.
Students are encouraged to master the tools and
techniques they are already familiar with, as well
as more specialized ones introduced during the
third year. Frequent discussions with instructors
and regular group criticism with other students
are scheduled. (2 semesters — 9 credits each)
Sculpture 451, 452
Major Studio in Sculpture The great amount of
time allotted to senior workshops allows for
more ambitious series or larger works. At this
point, students should be forming a commit-
ment and a sense of discipline, concentrating
more deeply upon those sculptural problems and
materials which they find most compelling.
The graduating senior is expected to assemble a
coherent and defensible body of work
demonstrating a significant commitment to a
number of clearly specified problems and
concerns. The final formal presentation is
evaluated on the basis of aesthetic quality and
professionalism in concept and execution, and
documented in slide form. (2 semesters —
9 credits each)
m
Painters and printmakers
as well as sculptors are
encouraged to study the
human form in three
dimensions.
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Studio Electivas
Design 200
Production and Processes is an intensive tech-
nical course that explains the basic materials,
tools, and processes that a graphic designer
encounters. Practical exercises take a job from
sketches to final printing. Areas covered include:
methods of specifying type for typesetting, the
use of photostats and halftones, mechanicals,
photosilkscreen, and commercial printing.
(3 credits)
Drawing 221
Life Drawing I is an intensive study of the human
figure, intended to enable the student to
translate exact observations to a page, and to
understand the formal principles that organize a
page. In the course of the semester, a number of
attitudes toward the human figure are
introduced. Some stress the idea that the body is
a perfectly organized structure; others stress the
expressive possibilities. (3 credits) Offered in
the spring semester.
Photography 213
Basic Photography This course develops the
use of the 35mm camera, basic techniques of
film exposure and processing, and black and
white printing. (3 credits)
Sculpture 200
Materials and Techniques in Contemporary
Sculpture teaches the proper use of equipment
necessary to manipulate steel, aluminum, bronze
and wood, and provides familiarity with the
properties of these materials in the light of
contemporary aesthetics. (3 credits) Note:
Sculpture 200 may be repeated for credit.
Sculpture 222
Figure Modeling The basic purpose of the
course is to allow the student to begin analysis
of the proportions of the human body, to experi-
ence a form in space — a three-dimensional
reality as opposed to the two-dimensional
illusion of drawing. The course deals with reliefs
in addition to the free-standing figure, to
provide a bridge between drawing and sculpture.
(3 credits) Offered in the fall semester.
Note: Figure Modeling may be repeated for
credit.
Drawing 321
Life Drawing II Life Drawing I is a prerequisite
for this course, which the instructor may waive
at his discretion. Students are encouraged to
apply the media with which they are chiefly
concerned to this study of the human figure, and
to join in the criticism of each other's work and
methods. (3 credits) Offered in the spring
semester. Note: Life Drawing II may be
repeated for credit.
Photography 313
Advanced Photography Students do more
advanced work with lights and studio equipment,
and are introduced to the view camera and large
format negatives. (3 credits)
Note: Photography 313 may be repeated for
credit.
Studio Seminar 400
Interdisciplinary Studies: Word and Image
Students examine the various places that writing
and visual art come together, in an attempt to
clarify the nature of each. Illustration, criticism,
the writing of artists and poets about visual art,
the language we use to describe visual objects,
conceptual art, and the possibility of inferring
meaning from a formal structure are among the
areas to be considered.
There will be assigned visual work, writing and
readings.
Class limited to 8 students from all departments
subject to approval of the instructors. (3 credits)
Offered as announced.
Studio Seminar 420
Advanced Color Theory and Application begins
with an examination of various color media
including painting, printing, sculpture,
architecture, stage design, textiles and film. It
proceeds with the study of the elements, the
science, the aesthetics, the traditional theories
and the psychology of color. Color will be
regarded according to its use as expression, as
decoration, as structure and as information.
(3 credits)
Studio Seminar 440
Graphic Design Forum is a series of lectures and
seminars, coordinated by a member of the
Design Department, in which a number of
professional designers and other guests will
present various aspects of the profession.
(3 credits) Offered as announced.
Studio Seminar 430
Drawing for Illustration The purpose of the
course is two-fold. It serves to advance the
student's skills in rendering the figure, still-life,
and architectural forms. At the same time the
student considers and resolves problems of
appropriate imagery and design, and learns
methods of research into literary and advertising
texts. (3 credits)
Studio Seminar 460
Advanced Studio for Non-Majors This studio
course provides students with an opportunity to
pursue their interests and develop skills at an
advanced level in an area other than their stated
major. They will work alongside students
regularly enrolled as majors in another
discipline. The students will be expected to
Course Descriptions 43
participate fully in the same crits and dialogues
as the regular majors. Course work will be
reviewed on a weekly basis by the instructor
assigned to that major. (3 credits)
Liberal Arts Elective
Humanities 200
Myth and Fable examines the nature and meaning
of mythology. It considers aspects of mythic
narrative from antiquity to the present, and it
explores what myths can teach us about the
world and ourselves. (3 credits) Offered once
every two years.
Humanities 200
Children's Literature explores works written for
and about the period from early childhood to
adolescence, with special emphasis on the
meaning and nature of fairy tales. (3 credits)
Offered once every two years.
Humanities 200
The Structure of Theatrical Composition provides
a thorough familiarity, by reading, with
important works that have been made for the
theater. In addition, students act, write, and
direct enough to gain some first hand under-
standing of the nature of presenting a theater
work publicly. (3 credits) Offered once every two
years.
Humanities 240
Intermediate Writing offers the opportunity to
continue developing specific writing skills,
including criticism and fiction. (3 credits)
Offered once every two years.
Social Studies 200
Technology and Society examines a series of
historical examples illustrating the interaction
between technology and society. (3 credits)
Offered once every two years.
Social Studies 210
Social Observation provides an introduction to
the art of social inquiry. Through a series of
readings students consider different methods
and problems encountered in the attempt to
interpret social reality. (3 credits) Offered once
every two years.
Social Studies 220
On Science explores the historical development
of certain key themes in the sciences from
antiquity to the present and traces the evolution
of our explanations for the variety of species, for
the architecture of the universe, for the structure
of matter, and for the nature of vitality. Equal
attention will be paid to the process of scientific
discovery and to its cultural consequences.
(3 credits) Offered once every two years.
An advantage of a small
school is the opportunity
for one to one
communication.
44 Course Descriptions
The darkrooms are located
in the basement of the
Rodman, and are open to
students in all departments.
Visual Studies 213
A Survey of the History of Art since 1400 examines
the history of art in the Western world from the
Renaissance to the nineteenth century.
(3 credits) Offered every year.
Humanities 300
Poetry Workshop has students write poems, and
criticize, discuss and revise them in order to
understand poetry as a means for clarifying
thought. To further explore the nature of poetry,
there are readings from major nineteenth and
twentieth century poets. (3 credits) Offered once
every two years.
Humanities HO
The Invention of America presents American
literature in its historical context, examining the
way in which that literature reflects principal
themes in American social and intellectual
history. (3 credits) Offered once every two years.
Humanities 313
Topics in Literature examines a particular theme,
period or genre. Readings change. (3 credits)
Offered as announced.
Humanities 320
The Work of One Writer or School of Writers
involves the study of the works of a significant
literary figure or movement and of the world
reflected in those works. Readings change.
(3 credits) Offered as announced.
Social Studies 300
The Utopian Vision examines an historical
sequence of attempts to define the perfect
human community and the values and perils of
the Utopian imagination. (3 credits) Offered
once every two years.
Social Studies 310
The Literature of Exploration studies first-hand
narrative accounts by witnesses or participants
in exploration and discoveries of historic or
philosophic importance. (3 credits) Offered once
every two years.
Social Studies 313
Topics in Social Studies examine a particular
theme, theory, or approach to the study of social
life. Readings change. (3 credits) Offered as
announced.
Social Studies 320
The Work of One Social Thinker or School of
Thought studies the work of a significant social
thinker or movement and the effect of this work
on contemporary and subsequent social thought.
Readings change. (3 credits) Offered as
announced.
Visual Studies 310
The Beginnings of Modern Art traces the
development of modernism, starting with late
Impressionism and ending with the dispersal
and migration of artists from Europe in the late
1930's. (3 credits) Offered once every two years.
Visual Studies 320
Renaissance Art studies painting, sculpture, and
architecture from Giotto to Michelangelo. The
class examines developing techniques and
varying approaches to subject matter as it tracks
those particular but shifting social values which
define the Renaissance. (3 credits) Offered once
every two years.
Visual studies 330
The History of Architecture explores aesthetic,
social, and cultural issues surrounding outstand-
ing monuments of architecture from antiquity to
the present. (3 credits) Offered once every two
years.
Visual Studies 333
Modern Sculpture traces the roots and develop-
ment of modern sculpture, examining its
frequently changing formal and expressive
manifestations, from Rodin to the present.
(3 credits) Offered once every two years.
Visual Studies 340
Art in the 19th Century explores the variety of
definitions given to realism in the 19th century,
and traces the emergence of those particular
formal concerns which, at their extreme,
contribute to the logic of modernism. The course
begins with a consideration of David and Neo-
Classicism and concludes with an analysis of the
late works of Cezanne and Monet. (3 credits)
Offered as announced.
Visual Studies 343
Design History traces the evolution of the practice
of graphic design. Major developments in
printing fom Gutenberg's time are discussed as
an introduction, but the focus of attention is on
developments in printing, typography and
related fields in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Several themes accompany the presentation of
work in addition to questions of style and formal
qualities: changes in methods of training graphic
designers, the social role of graphic designers
and the impact of changing technologies.
(3 credits) Offered as announced.
Course Descriptions 45
Visual Studies 50
Art Since 1945 focuses on major artistic move-
ments in America since 1945 — our modern
tradition. It explores what these American
movements are by seeing what triggered them,
how they developed and how they affected both
contemporary and later developments. This
interweave of modern tradition is followed
through the art of the 60's. (3 credits) Offered
once every two years.
Humanities 400
Creative Writing the Craft of Fiction examines the
techniques of writing fiction. Students submit
their writing and criticize each other's work.
(3 credits) Offered once every two Years.
Humanities 410
History Workshop explores the methods,
purposes, and results of thinking about the past.
Readings change. (3 credits) Offered once every
two years.
Humanities 420
Ethical Theory examines crucial ethical themes in
the history of Western culture. (3 credits)
Offered once every two years.
Social Studies 400
Social Theory examines theories of society,
exploring and evaluating a sequence of written
attempts to define the nature of economy,
politics, and law. (3 credits) Offered once every
two years.
Social Studies 410
Cosmos and Society follows a sequence of
attempts at discovering, defining, and control-
ling a relationship between theories of world
order and society from Heraclitus to modern
social planners. (3 credits) Offered once every
two years.
Humanities 450
Guided Reading A student may work with an
instructor on an individually designed program
of reading. The department must approve the
program in advance. Enrollment in Guided
Reading is limited. (3 credits) Offered every
semester.
Humanities 460
Guided Writing A student may work with an
instructor on an individually designed program
of writing. The department must approve the
program in advance. Enrollment in Guided
Writing is limited. (3 credits) Offered every
semester.
Social Studies 450
Guided Reading A student may work with an
instructor on an individually designed program
of reading. The department must approve the
program in advance. Enrollment in Guided
Reading is limited. (3 credits) Offered every
semester.
Social Studies 460
Guided Writing A student may work with an
instructor on an individually designed program
of writing. The department must approve the
program in advance. Enrollment in Guided
Writing is limited. (3 credits) Offered every
semester.
Visual Studies 400
Aesthetics and Criticism examines through major
works a variety of philosophies of art and
explores the ways in which each can be used as a
basis for criticism. (3 credits) Offered once every
two years.
Visual Studies 415
The Work of One Artist or School of Artists
concentrates on the work of a single artist or
movement. Subjects change. (3 credits) Offered
as announced.
Visual Studies 420
Workshop in Exhibition requires students to
consider collectively the relationship between art
and audience. The class formulates, researches,
catalogs, and mounts a public gallery exhibition
of works drawn from outside the school
community. (3 credits) Offered once every two
years.
Visual Studies 450
Guided Reading A student may work with an
instructor on an individually designed program
of reading. The department must approve the
program in advance. Enrollment in Guided
Reading is limited. (3 credits) Offered every
semester.
Visual Studies 460
Guided Writing A student may work with an
instructor on an individually designed program
of writing. The department must approve the
program in advance. Enrollment in Guided
Writing is limited. (3 credits) Offered every
semester.
Also located in the
Rodman Building are light
tables, dry mounting and
photostat equipment.
46 Trustees, Administration, and Faculty
Bruce H. Yenawine {center)
at a recent opening.
Trustees, Administration & Faculty
Board of Trustees
sumner J. waring, JR., Chairman
MARK L. SCHMID, Vice-Chairman
ernest c. frias, Treasurer
TIMOTHY J. COTTER, Assistant Treasurer
HELEN K. GODDARD, Clerk
JOHN M. xifaras, Assistant Clerk
RICHARD D. BATCHELDER
DANIEL COONEY
DICK DOUGHERTY
DAPHNE HUBBARD
WALTER J. HUGHES
STEPHEN REMICK
ANTONE G. SOUZA, JR.
ANDREW K. SPONGBERG
ROBINSON C. TROWBRIDGE
MILLICENT TUCKERMAN
MARION WILNER
Administration
BRUCE H. YENAWINE, President
SAM J. krizan, Dean of the College
SARAH benham, Gallery Director
ANN borges, Bookkeeping Assistant
ELIZABETH c. BRYANT, Comptroller
DIANE B. CAMBRA, Registrar
diane conlon, Receptionist
FRED GOMES, Superintendent of Buildings and
Grounds
lili HSING, Administrative Assistant to the
President
GRACE JONES, Bookstore Clerk
carol leeson, Development Director
MARTHA maier, Library Director
DENNIS MATTOS, Maintenance Assistant
nickie pelczar, Financial Aid Officer
Virginia SEXTON, Assistant to the Admissions
Director
CLAIRE TABER, Assistant to Library Director
A.D. TINKHAM, Admissions Director
CHERYL ZIEGERT, Student Services Director
Trustees, Administration, and Faculty 47
Faculty
RICHARD P. ANCONA
Assistant Professor
B.F.A. Southeastern Massachusetts University
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy
M.A.E. Rhode Island School of Design
JACQUELINE BLOCK
Assistant Professor of Painting
B.F.A. Cooper Union
JAMES BOBRICK
Associate Professor of Liberal Arts
Chairman of the Liberal Arts Department
A.B. Boston University
Ph.D Boston University
JIM CATALANO
Assistant Professor of Printmaking
B.F.A. State University of N.Y. at Buffalo
M.F.A. State University of N.Y. at Buffalo
DICK DOUGHERTY
Associate Professor of Painting
B.F.A. Maryland Institute
M.F.A. Maryland Institute
SEVERIN HAINES
Assistant Professor of Painting
Chairman of the Painting Department
B.F.A. Swain School of Design
M.F.A. Yale University
KAREN HURST
Instructor, English Laboratory
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
M.A. Southeastern Massachusetts University
ERIC LINTALA
Instructor of Sculpture
B.F.A. Kent State University
M.F.A. Kent State University
VIKRAM MALIK
Instructor of Liberal Arts
B.A. Michigan State University
M.F.A. Case-Western Reserve University
M.A. University of Saskatchewan
M.F.A. University of Tennessee
BENJAMIN MARTINEZ
Assistant Professor of Painting
B.F.A. Cooper Union
JOHN OSBORNE
Associate Professor of Design
N.D.D. Medawy College of Art
M.F.A. California College of Arts and Crafts
SUSAN PERL
Instructor of Design
B.F.A. Montclair State College
M.A.T. Rhode Island School of Design
DAVID ROSENBERG
Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts
B.A. Ithaca College
M.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
DAVID LOEFFLER SMITH
Professor of Painting
Hans Hofmann School
B.A. Bard College
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art
ESTHER SOLONDZ
Instructor of Photography
B.A. Clark University
M.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design
MARC ST. PIERRE
Assistant Professor of Printmaking
Chairman of the Printmaking Department
B.F.A. Laval Universite
M.F.A. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
ROBIN TAFFLER
Assistant Professor of Sculpture
Chairman of the Sculpture Department
B.F.A. Kansas City Art Institute
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art
JUDITH TOLNICK
Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts
B.A. Brandeis University
M.A. Brown University
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